Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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lfirxl Row: Greene, Kaiser, Withington, Burnham, Mr. Beyer, Clark, T. Henderson, Gaen- slen, Tudor. Second Roux' Mellon, Fuller, Mack, Lyman, Stone, Whelton, Bradlee, W., Za- mecnik.'I'lrir1lRouvjoplin, Borland, Thompson, Chesebrougb, Littleheld, Faulkner, F., Hay- ward, lirickson, Weed. Against Browne 84 Nichols in the llarding Room. AL. K i The Chess Club, this year, reached an all-time high in membership, due to an influx of en- thusiastic third classmen. Although there were only four intramural Friday-night meetings dur- ing the winter, there was active independent challenging, and the constantly shifting num- bers hve through ten positions went to a group of third classmen. The top of the thirty-one man ladder re- mained quite stable, the slots going to Clark, T., Burnham, Gaenslen, Withington, and Mack, with Lyman replacing Gaenslen toward the end of the season. Though there was reasonable competition for the top positions of the ladder, the bottom was very stagnant and inactive. This would seem to suggest for next year's officers a definite limit of membership, the qualifications to be determined by ability and show of interest. Interscholastically, the Club played five matches, Roxbury Latin, Groton, Belmont Hill, Middlesex, and Browne and Nichols, two of which were won. Despite this losing record, many lower classmen obtained valuable experi- ence, which prognosticates a successful season next year. We wish President-elect Burnham and Vice President Withington the best of luck, and hopes for a winning season.

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lfirxt Roux' Gaenslen, Bolton, C., Norris, Butler. Mr. Norris, Ames, C., Clark, T., Burnham, Cangiano. Second Roux' Crittenden, Clark, A., Bingham, Straus, Hitzig, P., Weed, Cummings, Kinnicutt, Harkness. Third Roux' Armstrong, Whitehead, Turney, Thompson, Schmid, Morse, Mack, Foster, Cushing. Perhaps the greatest progress made by the Debating Society this year was the establishment of closer relationships between the Boys' and Girls' Schools. Two formal and several impromptu de- bates between them were the means of doing so. Strangely enough, the success of the debate be- tween mixed teams was somewhat impaired by the failure of the teammates to get together, an unheard-of complication. An unusually active Third Class was responsible for a greater participation in tournaments than we've had in several years. Nearly all of these tournaments were sponsored by the National Forensic League, the topic being the same in each: Resolved: That the essential features of the British system of education should be adopted in the United States. One of the biggest problems hindering even more activity in tournament competition is that of athletics, since nearly every Saturday there is a Varsity contest. It seems insoluble from the point of view of increased success, but there is an oppor- tunity for third classmen to gain a great deal of experience. In dual competition, the team beat Noble and Greenough and Winsor, while losing to Roxbury Latin. The growing success and popularity of the Society are due to the tireless efforts of Mr. Norris. The team away. The afflfmafiw